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The Stone House: A Quiet, Sweet, Lakefront Respite

The Stone House: A Quiet, Sweet, Lakefront Respite

The Stone House sets into the side of a hill directly on pristine Star Lake. The house front is a covered terrace directly on the lake. This is a tranquil spot, located on a 40+ acre private wooded point of land over a quarter mile from the main road, where you can relax and get away from it all.
Summers are fantastic. Autumn is beautiful in the Adirondacks. Consider staying for a long weekend, or splurge for an entire week. Enjoy our terrace, the lake, the trees, and our inviting fireplace.
The Stone House property features a private dock with a tied-on floating dock, a fireplace, a car park, a terrace, and a private garage. The Stone House sleeps up to nine, has two full baths, a complete kitchen, living room with a large window seat and warming stone fireplace (stocked from a private wood shed just outside the house), and a private, covered terrace overlooking the lake. Enjoy the quiet, the ducks, the loons, the smell of a good fire.
Kayaking & canoeing on Star Lake & Oswegatchie River; local hiking too.

Overview

The Stone House sets into the side of a hill directly on pristine Star Lake. The house front is a covered terrace directly on the lake. This is a tranquil spot, located on a 40+ acre private wooded point of land over a quarter mile from the main road, where you can relax and get away from it all.

Summers are fantastic. Autumn is beautiful in the Adirondacks. Consider staying for a long weekend, or splurge for an entire week. Enjoy our terrace, the lake, the trees, and our inviting fireplace.

The Stone House property features a private dock with a tied-on floating dock, a fireplace, a car park, a terrace, and a private garage. The Stone House sleeps up to nine, has two full baths, a complete kitchen, living room with a large window seat and warming stone fireplace (stocked from a private wood shed just outside the house), and a private, covered terrace overlooking the lake. Enjoy the quiet, the ducks, the loons, the smell of a good fire.

About Rich Maggiani

Abbie and Rich are your hosts. Abbie grew up in Syracuse, Rich in Boston. We are dedicated to ensuring your stay is wonderful and memorable.

Rich Maggiani purchased this cottage in 1998

Why Rich Maggiani chose Adirondacks

The Stone House sits on a 45 acre private point of land. The entire property has been in Abbie's extended family for 100 years. We have owned the Stone House for 15 years, and welcome you to our home in the Adirondacks. We stock the house with basic necessities—condiments, kitchen staples, herbs and spices, paper products, fire wood, and more—to make your stay simpler. The kitchen is fully stocked with a wide array of pots and pans and kitchen utensils. Barbecue on our traditional grill; natural wood briquettes and liter fluid provided. Linens and towels are included in our rates. And a beautiful fireplace in the living room.

What makes this cottage unique

The Stone House is immediately on Star Lake with a private covered stone terrace and private dock. Staying here gives you a complete break from your day to day lives, a wonderful place to relax, enjoy, and regenerate. Guests tell us they most enjoy the absolute quiet of a daybreak, with the sun rising and reflecting on the smooth-as-glass lake. Enjoy swimming in the lake or just lounging on the dock and terrace; take our kayaks and paddle board out for a spin and be sure to stop at the slightly submerged sand bar just across the way. As we say, a quiet respite.

Location

Nearest Airport

120
Miles

Syracuse NY

Nearest Barpub

0.5
Miles

Twin Lakes Hotel

Nearest Golf

0.5
Miles

Clifton-Fine Golf Course

Nearest Motorway

55
Miles

East: Route 87, Exit 31; West: Route 81, Exit 45

Nearest Restaurant

7
Miles

The Pine Cone (your best bet)

Nearest Beach

5
Metres

On Stone House property

Car: necessary

We have two kayaks and a paddle board for your use on Star Lake. Local rivers, especially the Oswegatchie, are great for canoeing. And, of course, you can paddle all around Star Lake—it's right outside your front door!

Linens provided with all beds: sheets, pillowcases, blankets, and comforters. The Master Bedroom has a closet, two bureaus, two bedside tables, a small desk, a small chair, and a full bath with tub and shower. The Twin Bedroom has a closet, one bureau, a table between the two beds, and a full bath with tub. The Sleeping Porch, accessed from either bedroom, has a small sofa. It is on the screened-in porch overlooking the lake.

Entertainment:

Books

Books - Fiction / Non-fiction

Games

Games for Kids

Radio

Toys

Outside:

Barbecue

Beach Towels

Terrace

Golf

Kayak / Canoe ...

Barbecue

Patio

Raft

Conservatory

Tennis

Tennis Court

Terrace

Walkway to Water

Wood Decking

4 garden chairs

2 deck chairs

Suitability:

Long-term Renters Welcome

Attractions:

autumn foliage

churches

laundrette - not serviced

forests

library

playground

pond

restaurants

waterfalls

Leisure Activities:

antique hunting

bird watching

photography

scenic drives

walking

Local Services & Businesses:

ATM/bank

groceries

hospital

laundrette - serviced

medical services

Sports & Adventure Activities:

Basketball Court

cycling

fishing

fly fishing

freshwater fishing

golf

hiking

mountain biking

mountain climbing

roller blading

sailing

snorkelling

swimming

tennis

Notes:

Local telephone service; long distance to the United States and Canada available at the cost of the call. Mobile phone service through Verizon (with a strong signal).

Wonderful experience with 3 people. I think4-6 would be the ideal number guests.

The cabin/cottage has bedrooms on the parking level and kithchen/living room on lake level. It is a good set up but no half bath on lake level.

Full kitchen has all you need except your food. No outdoor campfire but living room has fireplace giving the room a smoky campfire scent. The sunrise from the sleeping porch is worth sleeping in a cooler environment. Lake is clear, quiet and gorgeous with wonderful kayaks and paddle board!

Classic Adirondack lakefront property on Star Lak

We chose The Stone House for a family reunion of four retired couples -- two sisters, two brothers, and spouses.

The property sits right on Star Lake with a lovely floating dock. The property furnishes two kayaks, and we also brought our own canoes, so we spent much of our time exploring the many coves and extensive shoreline of Star Lake. The property does sleep 8, but is probably better suited to a family of 8 due to sleeping configuration: one bedroom with double bed, second bedroom with two single beds, screened in sleeping porch with one double bed and one single bed, and finally a largish window seat with mattress in the first floor living room. Mattresses were a bit lumpy and in need of replacement, but we managed just fine.

The kitchen was fitted with new gas stove/oven and refrigerator, and worked very well for our group. Plenty of hot water and good water pressure. Two bathrooms were also great, one with a claw-foot tub, the second with combination claw-foot tub/shower. We had fantastic weather, and took virtually all our meals at the picnic table on the dock.

Only real complaint, which we shared with owners, is unfortunate tradition of occasional floating deck parties that roam the lake after dark (9:00-11:00-ish). We endured 3 of these during our 6 night stay, and because the sound carries across the lake, those of us in the sleeping porch were subject to these loud and boisterous parties late into the night. On the flip side, once the parties ended, the occasional calls of loons across the lake filled the air. Quite a contrast!

Three off-site trips we recommend included a visit to The Wild Center in Tupper Lake, lunch at The Well Dressed Food Company in downtown Tupper Lake, and the 1-mile hike up to the Mt. Arab fire tower.

All in all, can't recommend this property enough. We had a fun-filled, action-packed, and thoroughly relaxing week in the Adirondacks!

Review Submitted: Jul 22, 2017

Date of Stay: Jul 2017

Source: HomeAway

Owner's Response: Thanks David, for your wonderful and extensive review. Once the "loons" who party on the lake late leave, the real loons are such a joy. While we have a 10:00 pm quiet time on our property, we can't enforce that across the lake. I will speak with representatives of the Star Lake Protection Association, comprised of locals, and see what they can do. Also, our mattresses are on the 'to be replaced" list.
Thanks again. Hope to see you all again soon.

Wow!

This is a great place to relax. Beautiful, historic, rustic cabin....serene lake...and everything you need to enjoy your stay. Plenty of supplies, games, kayaks, paddle board, and fresh air. The owner is great to work with and is very responsive. I would stay here again and again and again...